Product Developer

From the millions who use our products to the millions we educate, led by our coworkers across the world, our mission is to add more value for everyone, every day.
Together, our teams work for the health and wellbeing of people around the world. Simply put, we want the best for everyone, everywhere. We’re looking for people to join in on our journey who embody our values, not afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. Do you want to work with improving lives, every day? Join us and make a difference!
We are looking for a Product Developer to the Heavy Incontinence team within R&D Personal Care to meet the consumer and customer needs, business and brand needs, ensuring manufacturability, cost efficiency and competitiveness. We as a team translates consumer needs to product functions and further to product design parameters/technical solutions and establish specifications with relevant targets, methods and tolerances.
We offer you a chance to grow your competence and try the challenges a product development position contains of, in a creative and team-oriented group!
The role will be located at Gothenburg (Mölndal) and is a one-year temporary position.
As a Product Developer, you will:
Manage the required development of new and existing products, as a sub-project leader or project member in cross functional project teams
Have many external contacts, such as material- and machine suppliers and test institutes
Your work will involve regular consumer contact and the position will cover tasks in early idea generation to production and launch
Perform test runs in factory and on pilot machine
Execute activities for claim substantiation
Lead and/or participate in R&D enabling projects/activities to improve state of readiness for future innovation



Key Competencies
M.Sc. or University degree within a technical field, preferably Mechanical, Industrial Design, Chemistry or equivalent within relevant practice
Minimum of 2 years’ experience within product development, product life cycle management or similar relevant experience
Experience from project management is beneficial
Experience from using modelling and simulation tools in product development is valuable
Fluent in English, both verbal and written
Ability to travel as the function requires visits to factories and suppliers both in and outside Europe. You are expected to travel 30-60 days per year (no travel during corona)



Personal Skills and Capabilities
We are looking for someone that enjoys working in teams, is open minded and has a problem-solving approach
You should have a passion for product development and interest in consumer, business and marketing aspects of the development work as well as a strong technical interest
You should have the ability to have a holistic view and relate well to different cultures and build good relations on all levels. In addition, we want someone with good communication and presentation skills
Valuable skills are: analytical, data driven, proactive, collaborative and driven



Finally, we are looking for someone that wants to make a difference in peoples’ lives. With our products being essentials and necessities for people, together we make Essity.
What We Can Offer You
At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
Collaborative and Caring Culture | Empowerment & Engaged People | Work with Impact and A Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning & Career Growth | Health & Safety Priority | Sustainable Value Together| Innovation| Sustainable Working Life | Total Reward